Staff Engineer, CAD

Micron Technology, Inc; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc in Hyderabad is seeking a CAD Applications Engineer who will work collaboratively in a support role to evaluate and improve Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for CMOS integrated circuits. Candidates should have a relevant degree and significant experience with EDA tools.

This role requires the implementation of methodologies and tools to enhance design efficiency, along with expertise in TCL and scripting. Join a dynamic team and invest in cutting-edge technology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years with Master’s degree in relevant field.
• Strong hands-on experience in place and route tools.
• Excellent UNIX and scripting programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop place and route flows for DRAM designs.
• Implement advanced methodologies and work with EDA vendors.
• Lead flows implementation using AI-assisted workflows.

Skills

TCL scripting

UNIX and scripting programming

Knowledge of EDA tools

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

ICC2

Innovus

Primetime

Job description

Job Description

As a CAD Applications Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc., you will be working in a collaborative, production support role evaluating, improving EDA and debugging both in-house and commercial Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and flows for the physical layout and design of CMOS integrated circuits. You will work closely with the Design and Layout teams to increase their productivity and work efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop place and route flows at advanced process technology nodes for DRAM designs.
• Implement advanced methodologies such as hierarchical flow, UPF, and process specific flow customizations to name a few.
• Work with EDA vendors to deploy latest PnR tool or report/track tool issue to resolution.
• Customize EDA tools and create in house flows to improve the design team efficiency.
• Work closely with global design teams to support multiple aspects of PnR flow and associated methodologies.
• Must have knowledge in defining STA constraint.
• Must have good knowledge on corners & various margins (derate, uncertainty, jitter, ID drop etc) need in flow.
• Must have worked on critical timing ECO & power closure (ECO), Metal ECO for signoff at SOC level.
• Good control over TCL scripting language, familiarity with Perl and Python preferred.
• In-depth understanding of the design flow and methodologies.
• Lead flows implementation using AI‑assisted and automated workflows, applying copilot‑based assistants, agentic AI flows, and rule‑aware automation to accelerate placement, routing and optimization.
• Develop and deploy AI‑enabled methodologies for Semi‑automated floorplanning, parasitic estimation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering with 5+ years of experience or master’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering with 4+ years of experience.
• Strong hands‑on experience in industry standard place and route tools such as ICC2, Innovus, Primetime.
• Excellent UNIX and scripting programming skills (TCL, Perl, Shell, Python).
• Tape out experience in latest technology nodes will add advantage.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.